December 29, 2015

Remembering Meadowlark Lemon

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Meadowlark Lemon died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at age 83. - Here & Now

Meadowlark Lemon died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at age 83.

Here & Now

Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon, known for his wild ball-handling and famed half-court hookshots, died Sunday at the age of 83. He was dubbed the “Clown Prince” of Globetrotter basketball and played with the team for 25 years, or almost 10,000 games.

Hallie Bryant of Indianapolis shared the court with Lemon for two decades. He speaks with Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti about Lemon’s legacy.

 

 

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